The Cavs split the first two games of their series at Miami, with the finale slated for Monday. Nathan Kirby (6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER) took his first loss of the year Saturday, as Miami surged ahead with three runs in the sixth and tacked on four more later against the UVa. bullpen. Josh Sborz (7 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K) was strong in a no-decision Sunday, and Connor Jones (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R) earned the win with good relief work, as Virginia scored six runs in the 11th. Branden Cogswell had four hits to pace UVa.’s 16-hit attack, but the Cavs stranded 14 baserunners.RESULTSMarch 18: Rutgers: CCDMarch 19: Towson: W 5-3March 20: Princeton: W 14-4March 22-23: @ (25) Miami: L 7-1, W 8-3 (11 innings)UPCOMINGMarch 24: @ MiamiMarch 26: LongwoodMarch 28-30: Virginia Tech

The Mustangs took two of three from Cal to improve to 5-3 against Pac-12 teams (they also won a series at UCLA and split two weekend games at USC). Mark Mathias (3-for-4, R, RBI) led Poly’s 11-hit attack Friday in support of Matt Imhof (7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 9 K). The Bears took control of Saturday’s game with four runs in the second against Justin Calomeni (5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER), who fell to 5-1. Tim Wise and Nick Torres had two hits and two RBIs apiece Sunday behind Casey Bloomquist (7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER).RESULTS
March 21-24: California: W 4-1, L 8-3, W 8-4UPCOMING
March 28-30: UC Davis

Oregon State won Friday’s series opener before seeing its 11-game winning streak snapped Saturday and losing again Sunday to drop its first series of the year. Ben Wetzler (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K) continued his dominance Friday, and Scott Schultz combined with him on a four-hit shutout. Wetzler has won 14 consecutive decisions and now sports a 0.59 ERA in 31 innings, during which he has allowed just nine hits. The Sun Devils came from behind with a run in the ninth Saturday to tie the game against Andrew Moore (8.2 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K), then won it with a run in the 10th against Schultz. Arizona State broke a 3-3 tie Sunday with a run in the eighth to chase Jace Fry (7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 8 K), then broke it open with three more in the ninth against the Beaver bullpen.RESULTSMarch 21-23: Arizona State: W 4-0, L 3-2 (10 innings), L 7-3UPCOMING
March 25: SeattleMarch 28-30: @ Arizona

Fullerton followed a quality midweek win against UNLV by taking two of three in its annual nonconference series against Long Beach State. Matt Chapman (2-for-4, 3 RBI) hit his third home run of the season Friday in support of Thomas Eshelman (9 IP, 10 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K). LBSU overcame an early 2-0 deficit Saturday, going ahead for good with two in the sixth to hand Phil Bickford (5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K) his first career loss. With Justin Garza still sidelined, Miles Chambers (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R) made his first career start Sunday and earned the win in a predetermined two-inning outing, as the Titans took control with four runs in the second and held off LBSU’s late rally to give coach Rick Vanderhook his 100th career victory as a head coach. J.D. Davis (2-for-3, R, 2 RBI, 3B) led the Fullerton offense and earned the save by stranding the tying run at second base in the ninth, after allowing two runs to score.RESULTS
March 11: @ San Diego: L 5-3March 14-16: St. Mary’s: W 6-5 (13 innings), L 6-0, W 4-2UPCOMING
March 18: UNLVMarch 21-23: Long Beach State

The Cardinals dropped their second midweek game of the season against Indiana, but rebounded to take two of three from Rutgers in their AAC-opening series. Jeff Gardner’s three-run double in the first put Louisville ahead for good Friday, as Kyle Funkhouser (7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K) stymied the Scarlet Knights. Grant Kay (3-for-4, 4 R, 1 RBI) and Jeff Gardner (2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI) led the offense Saturday, as the Cardinals came from behind with three in the seventh to tie it and added another in the eighth to win. Rutgers (3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER) jumped on Jake Sparger early and never looked back Sunday.RESULTS
March 19: @ Indiana: L 9-3March 21-23: Rutgers: W 6-1, W 9-8, L 11-2UPCOMING
March 25: @ Western KentuckyMarch 28-30: Xavier, Butler, Xavier

The Bulldogs won their second straight conference series, taking two of three from Vandy to snap the Commodores’ streak of 23 consecutive regular-season series wins. Seth Heck and Zack Randolph combined for seven RBIs in support of Preston Brown (8 IP, 7 H, 2 ER), who earned the win in his first career SEC start and notched his third quality start of the season. Ross Mitchell (7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER) turned in a second straight strong start Saturday, while Heck and Derrick Armstrong had two RBIs apiece to lead the MSU offense. Trevor Fitts (6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) pitched very well in a losing effort Sunday, as the Commodores took control of the game in the last three innings against the MSU bullpen.RESULTS
March 21-23: (6) Vanderbilt: W 17-2, W 6-3, L 5-1UPCOMING
March 25: Southeast Missouri StateMarch 28-30: Arkansas

The Wildcats took two of three from South Carolina to improve to 3-1 this season against No. 1 ranked teams. A.J. Reed (8 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 3 ER) helped his own cause with two hits as part of a balanced 14-hit attack Friday, as Kentucky jumped out to a 9-1 lead through two innings and cruised to a 13-5 win. Michael Thomas (2-for-3, R, RBI) led the UK offense Saturday in support of Chandler Shepherd (7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K). The UK bats went quiet Sunday, producing just five hits, and Andrew Nelson (5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER) took the loss.RESULTS
March 18: Western Kentucky: W 10-3March 21-23: (1) South Carolina: W 13-5, W 2-1, L 8-3UPCOMING
March 25: XavierMarch 28-30: @ (7) Vanderbilt

The Tigers have won three straight quality series (Mercer, Texas A&M, at Tennessee) to climb into the rankings for the first time since April of 2012. Dillon Ortman (7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K) improved to 5-1 in Friday’s win, as Keegan Thompson’s RBI single in the sixth gave Auburn a 3-0 lead, and the Tigers held off Tennessee’s comeback bid. Auburn broke open a 2-0 game Saturday with two runs in the seventh, highlighted by Dan Glevenyak’s RBI triple, helping Thompson (7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER) improve to 5-0. Blake Austin and Ryan Tella homered in a losing cause Sunday.RESULTS
March 18-19: Coppin State: W 10-0, W 13-2March 21-23: @ (18) Tennessee: W 3-2, W 4-2, L 8-6UPCOMING
March 25: Kennesaw StateMarch 27-29: Missouri

The Vols lost their first series of the year but salvaged Sunday’s finale against fellow upstart Auburn. Nick Williams (8 IP, 6 H, 3 ER) was solid in defeat Friday, but Tennessee built a 3-0 lead through six innings and held off Tennessee’s comeback bid. Hunter Martin (6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER) turned in another solid start in a losing cause Saturday, and Auburn broke open a 2-0 game with two runs in the seventh. Scott Price, Taylor Smart, David Houser and Will Maddox combined for 10 hits, six runs and eight RBIs Sunday in support of Andrew Lee (6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K).RESULTS
March 18: Austin Peay State: W 8-7March 21-23: Auburn: L 3-2, L 4-2, W 8-6UPCOMING
March 28-30: @ (2) South Carolina

The Yellow Jackets followed up a home win against Miami with a road series win at North Carolina, sweeping a Saturday doubleheader for the second straight week. According to Georgia Tech sports information, the Jackets won back-to-back series against ranked teams for the first time since 2006. The Jackets got strong relief work from Sam Clay (3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K) in Friday’s 13-inning game, but UNC won it with a run against Dusty Isaacs (2 IP, 1 H, 1 R) in the 13th. Georgia Tech got RBI singles from Connor Justus and Mitch Earnest in the 13th inning of Saturday’s first game, during which the teams produced 15-hits apiece. Matt Grimes (7 IP, 8 H, 1 ER) matched his longest career outing in the nightcap, and Keenan Innis (3-for-5, R, 2 RBI) led Tech’s 14-hit attack.RESULTS
March 18: @ Kennesaw State: W 8-7March 19: @ Georgia State: W 9-4March 21-22: @ (17) North Carolina: L 3-2 (13 innings), W 6-5 (13 innings), W 9-1UPCOMING
March 25: MercerMarch 28-30: @ Pittsburgh

The Wolfpack was swept in an ACC road series for the second straight weekend, this time by Maryland, which swept its first conference series since 2009. The Wolfpack committed four errors Friday behind Carlos Rodon (4.2 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K), who fell to 2-4 on the season. Maryland broke open a 2-0 game with six runs in the fifth. The Terps jumped out to an early lead Saturday against Logan Jernigan (2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER) and never looked back. N.C. State got another poor start Sunday from Brad Stone (0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K), and Andrew Woeck (4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) held the Terrapins in check, but N.C. State mustered just two runs, stranding 12 baserunners.RESULTS
March 19: Elon: CCDMarch 21-23: @ Maryland: L 10-0, L 7-4, L 5-2UPCOMING
March 25: @ CampbellMarch 26: @ UNC WilmingtonMarch 28-30: Miami

The Hurricanes have lost six of their last nine games. They split the first two games of their series against Virginia, with the finale scheduled for Monday. The Hurricanes surged ahead for good with three runs in the sixth Saturday behind Chris Diaz (7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER) and tacked on four more later to win 7-1. Zack Collins belted his fourth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Andrew Suarez (6.2 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K) was solid in a no-decision Sunday, but Miami unraveled in Virginia’s six-run 11th.RESULTS
March 18: Central Florida: L 9-2March 19: @ Florida Gulf Coast: W 5-2March 22-23: (3) Virginia: W 7-1, L 8-3 (11 innings)UPCOMING
March 24: (3) VirginiaMarch 26: Florida Gulf CoastMarch 28-30: @ (25) North Carolina State